Melissa Ann Blackburn-Kierkla, NP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner · Monson, MA
Melissa Ann Blackburn-Kierkla, NP is a pediatric nurse practitioner with a practice address in Monson, Massachusetts, and NPI 1164461273, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 200805, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Ann Blackburn-Kierkla
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner 363LP0200X
- License number
- 200805 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 218 Cedar Swamp RD, Monson, MA 01057
- Phone
- (413) 237-3232
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110629000622); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Ann Blackburn-Kierkla in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 200805Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pediatric nurse practitioner in 2024
1,674 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 206 among the 854 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gemtesa92 claims
- Finasteride67 claims
- Metformin Hcl59 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium58 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl55 claims
- Methenamine Hippurate50 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,669.07
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 7,169 providers of this specialty with any payment received $330.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Impact Health PCNewburyport, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Ann Blackburn-Kierkla among 1,311 pediatric nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts
Melissa Ann Blackburn-Kierkla, NP is one of 1,311 pediatric nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 23% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 23% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2016 among the 143 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0200X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 pediatric nurse practitioner record lists a practice address in Monson
They are 1 of the 39 NPPES records with a practice address in Monson, and 1,311 pediatric nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Ann Blackburn-Kierkla, NP's NPI number?
Melissa Ann Blackburn-Kierkla, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164461273, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Ann Blackburn-Kierkla, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 218 Cedar Swamp RD, Monson, MA, 01057. Phone: (413) 237-3232. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Ann Blackburn-Kierkla, NP's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 200805, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Ann Blackburn-Kierkla, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Ann Blackburn-Kierkla, NP had 1,674 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among pediatric nurse practitioner prescribers was 206. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Ann Blackburn-Kierkla, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.